What does being vegan have to do with the environment?

Actually, being vegan has quite a bit to do with the environment. Producing meat is an enormous waste of resources-- a pound of wheat can be grown with 60 pounds of water, whereas a pound of meat requires 2,500 to 6,000 pounds.

90% of grain consumption in the United States and Europe occuring indirectly via meat (which is really just grain that has already been eaten). It takes 4.8 pounds of grain to produce 1 pound of meat. For every steak consumed, the bowls of 45 to 50 people could have been filled full with cooked grains.

All this grain and meat product has a huge effect on the environment. Deforestion of the Amazon is a result of increased land needs for growing feed crops and grazing animals. The 1.4 billion tons of animal manure generated each year in the U.S. from animal confinements is leaking into the groundwater, polluting more water than all other sources combined.

Over 1/3 of all fossil fuels and raw materials consumed in the U.S. are used in animal production. It takes the same amount of fuel to drive 20 miles as it does to produce one hamburger patty.

So if you call yourself an environmentalist... why aren't you a vegan?

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